What is the best way to spend the confinement period after having a second child? What should I do after having a second child?

From ancient times to now, confinement is a very important thing for women. Today, I want to tell you how to do the best confinement for the second child. What should you do for the second child?

Why do we need to sit in confinement?

Physical changes

Your body changes during pregnancy and after childbirth, so you need to adjust through confinement.

Reproductive organs: After giving birth, the cervix and vulva become soft, congested, and edematous, and wounds and peeling appear on the surface of the endometrium.

Under normal delivery conditions, it takes more than ten days for the vulva to recover, about forty-two days for the uterus to recover, and about 56 days for the endometrium to recover.

Body organs: The baby in the womb puts more burden on your heart. As the baby pushes up against your diaphragm and gradually rises, your heart shifts, the burden on your lungs increases, the mucous membranes of your nose, pharynx, and trachea may become congested and edematous, the burden on your kidneys increases, and the endocrine system and joints change accordingly. The recovery of these organ functions depends on the care during the confinement period.

Physical Exertion

During the delivery process, the baby brings you a certain degree of damage. The great pain and energy consumed during the delivery will make you weak and reduce your resistance, which also requires postpartum rest to recover.

What is the best way to spend the second month of pregnancy?

A happy mood is important

Taking care of both an older baby and a younger baby for a long time will inevitably cause mothers to have some emotional fluctuations. Therefore, in addition to daily care, mothers can divert their attention and relax. For example, they can lie quietly and meditate while the child is resting, play soothing light music, or get out of bed and do simple maternity recovery exercises. These are all possible to relieve the mothers' fatigue. The confinement nanny at the Qiaomei Baby American Confinement Center will also adjust the feeding posture according to the mothers' situation to relieve the physical fatigue caused by incorrect posture.

Scientific and reasonable diet

From the day the baby is born, a scientific diet can not only provide the mother with sufficient milk for the baby, but also play different roles in the different stages of the mother's physical recovery. The Chaoshan chef of Qiaomei Baby Confinement Center provides mothers with the best quality diet in full accordance with the standard Taiwanese confinement meal standards. It is divided into four stages, namely the initial adaptation period; the nourishing and conditioning period, the nutrition enhancement period, and the beauty and fitness period. The focus of each stage is different, so that mothers can take care of their babies while doing a good job of dietary supplements during the confinement period.

Keep warm and avoid cold wind

Foreign mothers have no concept of confinement. Basically, they run around the next day after giving birth. Drinking cold water and taking cold showers are just like playing. However, the Oriental body system cannot do this. In fact, confinement abroad is the same as in China. Air conditioning is needed even on hot days! Even if the weather is hot, you can't let the air conditioning blow towards you. Although you don't have to pay for the electricity bill, your body is your own. It is recommended that mothers set the air conditioner to sleep mode and adjust the wind to the minimum. Open the window, just half open, so that the room temperature will not be too cold, but it also achieves the purpose of avoiding the heat.

What can't you do during confinement?

Avoid eating raw and cold foods: Women are often weak and have blood stasis after childbirth, so they should avoid eating raw and cold foods. Postpartum blood loss damages body fluids, and often leads to yin deficiency and internal heat, so spicy and hot foods such as onions, ginger, garlic, and chili peppers should be avoided. Eating spicy foods can not only easily cause constipation, hemorrhoids, etc., but may also affect the baby's gastrointestinal function through breast milk.

Do not get cold: If you get cold during the confinement period, you will easily suffer from back pain, a heavy feeling, lack of energy, and headache. These symptoms, combined with the cause, are caused by the blockage of meridians caused by cold and wind.

Do not take a bath immediately after delivery: If you want to wash your hair and take a bath, it is best to do so after two weeks. Boil water with wormwood, ginger, etc. to remove moisture. If you take a bath like this, it is less likely that moisture will invade. Do not touch cold water, do not sit for a long time, and do not do anything if you can. Just lie down and rest.